At New Hall, the Geography department seeks to immerse students in the physical and human world around them. It gives students the opportunity to travel the world via the classroom, deepening knowledge and understanding of the world we live in. At GCSE, this course is based on a balanced framework of Physical and Human Geography. It allows students to investigate the links between the two themes and examine the battles between the man-made and natural world. Through the study of the most pressing issues facing humanity, students will become global citizens exploring their place in the world and their values and responsibilities to other people and to the environment.

Course Details

Paper 1: Living with the Physical Environment
Topic 1 – The Challenge of Natural Hazards
Topic 2 – The Living World
Topic 3 – Physical Landscapes of the UK (Coasts and Rivers)
Paper 2: Challenges in the Human Environment
Topic 1 – Urban Issues and Challenges
Topic 2 – The Changing Economic World
Topic 3 – The Challenge of Resource Management

Skills to be developed and utilised are map based, graphical, numerical and statistical skills; analysing qualitative and quantitative data; formulating enquiry and argument.